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Samuel Adams Boston Ale

Samuel Adams Boston Ale

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57
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An Amber Ale brewed by
Boston Beer Company

Boston, Massachusetts USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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11543.15/5.03.15/5.05.1%72.4 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Samuel Adams® Boston Ale was first brewed to celebrate the opening of our Boston Brewery. Like Samuel Adams Boston Lager®, it was an old family recipe that was rescued by Jim Koch from his father’s attic. Samuel Adams® Boston Ale, a Stock Ale, has a complex, caramel malt character balanced with distinct spicy and herbal hop notes. Our proprietary ale yeast imparts a variety of fruit and ester notes in both the nose and flavor which are indicative of the style. Stock Ale, one of the few classic beer styles to have originated in the United States, has a strong New England heritage. The style draws its name from the cool "stock cellars" in which it was aged. This technique imparted a smoothness and body which became the hallmark of this style. Keeping with the Stock Ale style, Samuel Adams® Boston Ale is fermented at cooler almost lager like temperatures and conditioned much longer than most ales. It also is Krausened and dry hopped.

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 LtJudge (353), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20

Jan 24, 2008  
Pours a nice copper color with a off-white head. Nice bready malt aroma. Nice caramel malt flavor with a hint of hoppy spice. Slight bitter finish. Not bad. Thanks Brewblackhole!

gameface23 (44), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jul 25, 2008  
On tap. Pours a cloudy caramel color with a foamy head. Lifeless aroma with a minimal hint of malt. Taste is weak, with a bitter start and a watery finish.


 Russo (434), Campinas, Brazil
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Tap at Uno Chicago Grill. Dark red color nice beige head. Aroma is malty and sugar, flavor is quite watered and sweety. Mouthfeel is a quite Bitter.


Homer321 (27), Rockledge, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Don’t pick up much in the aroma other than malt. Appearance is beat\iful caramel and very clear. Initial maltiness comes through but I expected more hops with all the advertising. I ffeel the lager counterpart has more hop aroma. Overall a pretty good beer fro what it is.


realbama (22), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/58/20
Jul 16, 2008  
A fair beer. I agree that it is boring. Nice little head, dark golden color. Better than alot of others. Its solid, but I wouldnt drink more than one in a sitting.


RONCOD (57), Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Golden amber color with a thick white head. It had a caramel and malty aroma. The taste was kind of malt, caramel, and banana flavor. I haven’t had a Sam Adams yet that I didn’t like.




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